หงอย
ngɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dejected; downcast; listless
feeling or looking sad and without energy, especially because of disappointment or sadness; dejected.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหงอยๆngŏi ngŏiหงอยๆngŏi ngŏilistless; dejected; downcastไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My dog looks dejected today; it won't eat at all.
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He has looked completely downcast ever since he found out he didn't pass the exam.
Don't look so sad, you only broke one glass.
พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaแผนการเดินทางpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dəən-taangไปbpaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetต้องdtɔ̂ngยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หงอยngɔ̌ɔiไปbpaiทั้งวันtáng-wanจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiกะgàจิตjìtกะgàใจjaiจะjàทำอะไรtam-à-rai
After learning that the overseas travel plan had to be canceled, he was dejected all day and had no spirit to do anything.
2AdjectiveB1
subdued; quiet; dull (of a place/scene)
describing a place or situation that feels quiet, inactive, or cheerless; subdued.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหงอยๆngŏi ngŏiหงอยๆngŏi ngŏilistless; dejected; downcastไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running
The market seems subdued today, there aren't many people walking around.
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Once it started raining, the atmosphere at the event began to feel subdued.
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanดูหงอยduu-ngɔ̌ɔiมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwanแล้วlɛ́ɛoตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiข่าวkàaoโรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàat
The restaurant has seemed quiet for several days since the news of the epidemic broke.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtประกาศbprà-gàatลดขนาดlót-kà-nàatองค์กรong-gɔɔnบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanก็gɔ̂หงอยngɔ̌ɔiเหงาngǎoและlɛ́เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความไม่แน่นอนkwaam-mâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
After the company announced downsizing, the office atmosphere became cheerless and filled with uncertainty.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ง puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
ngɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |